2000 AD #1454

Prog 1454 of Britain's beloved weekly anthology hits with a cover that pulls no punches — a dark-haired woman recoils in pain as energy blasts tear through her, while a menacing mechanized figure looms on the left, weapon blazing, with the taunt "DIE SCREAMEENG!" hanging in the air. The bold cover line "Smoking Keels! Sam Slayed by a Stoked-Up Stogie?" teases the kind of gloriously absurd peril only 2000 AD can deliver, all rendered with kinetic intensity by cover artist Boo Cook. Inside, John Wagner and Kev Walker continue "Mandroid Part 2," making this August 2005 Prog one to track down for fans of sharp sci-fi action.